Author's Notes:

Well, here's nice chapter for you. Also, it features another track I've made. My friends told me I've improved... What will you tell me?

Andromalius woke up, and yawned. He had a nice, restful sleep devoid of any dreams, good or bad. He still remembered what he experienced just before he went to sleep, and that brought a grin to his face. He was no more ashamed of what he can do — and does — with mares. He knew he'd done everything he could to make both Inanna and Natura satisfied. And there was something between him and them... something greater than just companionship. He knew Inanna has deep feelings for him, and he was rather sure Natura has something to him as well.

He raised himself a little, when felt two breaths on his body. He turned his head to the right and saw Inanna, who was still sleeping soundly, smiling in her sleep. Her long tail was wrapped around Andromalius' right hind leg, keeping him safe and secure.

On his left side, Natura Stella lied. Her face expressed the same as Inanna's, and, unsurprisingly, had her own tail wrapped around Andromalius' another hind leg.

Thus, he was trapped between the two mares. Not that he didn't like it, though. He didn't want to go anywhere anyway.

So, he let himself relax, setting his head back on the old, yet soft pillow. And he let his mind wander...

Andromalius knew they all were in the castle that stands abandoned in the Everfree Forest. But that added something romantic, not a sense of fear or tension. He'd learned a while ago that the castle once belonged to the royal sister of Equestria, and lies abandoned because the two fought there, and Celestia was unwilling to repair or even to live at that castle any longer.

Thus, Andromalius thought that he maybe will repair the castle someday, as a gift to his newfound relatives, to strengthen their relationship. Celestia and Luna are reunited, why should their castle stay in ruins? Of course, it is filled with bitter memories of sad past. But the past cannot be changed, and all should look to the future, the better and brighter future. The past cannot be changed, yet the future can be built without the mistakes that were made before. Burying the past is never an option. Yes, the future is built from the mistakes of the past, but why not have the past rebuilt? The castle of royal sisters had seen many happy memories the sisters shared together, so why would it be ruined because of one, even if rather big, mistake?

"Mmhm..." Inanna muttered, then opened her eyes. She turned her head and faced Andromalius. "Mmm... You awake already. That explains the slight buzz in my head."

"Hm?" Andromalius quirked a brow.

"It seems our minds reconnected." Inanna yawned. "Oh gosh, it became rather loud, and I was sleeping so peacefully..."

"You can go back to sleep, Inanna." Andromalius slightly nuzzled her. "I'm in no hurry to get up. Natura's still sleeping, too."

"I'd absolutely love to, but," Inanna yawned again. "It seems Beledal has everything ready and is eager to show you."

"You connected with him as with me?"

"Not exactly." Inanna shook her head. "His telepathy skill is really underdeveloped. He can only send short messages, and only weak ones that sound like a bee buzz... Annoying, but not that they really are. He connects to me only about important matters.

"And besides, one can easily go insane if connected to too many minds at once."

"Well, it seems work's calling." Andromalius sighed. "Time for me to become the Lord, in all of its aspects. Including the paperwork, which I'll try to make into something short, yet comprehensible."

"You've got now a ruler's mindset, hm?" Inanna chuckled.

"Fun 'n mares is a good thing, but nothing comes without a responsibility." Andromalius replied. "I don't want to just, well, lie on a mountain of gold, surrounded by the most beautiful mares that are ready to do whatever I desire. Yes, that would be nice and all, but why then should I be a ruler, someone who is responsible for a whole country? Were I a businessman, that would be right. But I am a ruler, and that means I must take care of the citizens of my country."

"What you say sounds right." Inanna nodded. "It seems you'll be a good ruler."

"I won't be spending money for luxuriates, that's for sure." Andromalius said. "I don't need them. Besides, I don't want everything I have to be covered in gold. That would look rather bad and distasteful. Besides, I have more matters at hand than just filling my bank account or something like that."

"Ugh..." Natura Stella muttered, awaking. "What're you talking about? I was sleeping so... Mhh, warm pillow..."

"Sorry..." Andromalius grinned sheepishly. "But, well, I have some business to do, it seems. You two can rest here, I will return shortly."

With that said, Andromalius carefully got up from the bed and exited the room.

"What were you talking about?" Natura asked, raising herself from the bed a little.

"Well, Andromalius is a ruler, and he was discussing with me how he's gonna do it all." Inanna replied.

"He's a ruler?" Natura quirked a brow. "I didn't know that."

"Now you do." Inanna flashed a wide grin.

"What kind of ruler is he? A prince, a king?"

"A lord." Inanna replied. "There is no higher title in Hell."

"That's interesting." Natura frowned. "But... Hell? What country is it?"

"That's not a country, it's just, well, a place." Inanna answered. "Hm... Something like Sheogh. I think you know what that is."

"Is Hell a prison as well?" Natura asked. "Why were you imprisoned there?"

"Oh, that's a story to tell." Inanna chuckled. "Well, we have some time before Andromalius returns, so I'll tell you this story..."

Andromalius summoned Beledal in the same room as before. This time, the Pit Lord didn't have his armor nor sword, but a piece of paper in one claw and a ball point pen in another.

"Good to meet you again, Lord Andromalius." Beledal bowed.

"Likewise, lord Beledal." Andromalius politely nodded. Then, he looked at the pen. "Hm, is it a... pen?"

"I'm surprised that this is your first question, my lord." Beledal looked surprised as well. "But I'll answer it nevertheless. Yes, it is a pen. You see, we have no means to make quills in Hell, yet we had to write... Thus, the first pen was invented about four thousand years ago, as all quills, basically, ceased to exist. Pen is quite more useful, even if it looks dull compared to good-quality quills.

"Pens were later invented by minotaurs of the Surface, as far as I know, so these writing instruments aren't exceptional to inhabitants of Hell, I suppose. And as far as I know, minotaurs are the most technologically advanced race in the whole world. Big cities with tall building they call skyscrapers, some advanced technology that is used in them known as fones... or is it pronounced as phones?

"But where was I... Ah, yes, I have some news for you, my lord! Forgive me for my blabbering, it seems I became old..."

"It's nothing." Andromalius shook his head. "Anyway, what are those news?"

"Well, we've written a book that contains information you would certainly need in the future, my lord." Beledal replied. "But it was decided that we can't show you the book until you will be safe."

"Am I not now?" Andromalius asked.

"Well, the Council decided that until you are behind tall castle walls, the information you may carry will be in great danger." Beledal explained. "I tried to tell them that no castle walls will be better than what you can do with magic, but, well, I failed, my lord. Old habits, I suppose... Information, especially that in books, was guarded better than tons of gold. 'Tis true that who has information has power."

"But I am a ruler, can't I order them to give the book to me?"

"You're not officially Lord yet, so no." Beledal shook his head. "Paperwork, that is what they so much like."

"And you?" Andromalius stepped closer.

"I? I prefer simple solutions, my lord." the pit lord replied. "I don't like anything that makes something more complicated than needed. I know well that you are our Lord, no matter what is written on the paper."

"Why is that your opinion differs from others'?" Andromalius inquired.

"Other pit lords became ones from birth, unlike me." Beledal explained. "In my clan, one needed to prove that they own the right to lead the clan."

"Hm... It sounds rather familiar to me." Andromalius tapped his chin. "Anyway, why did you bring paper?"

"To prepare the needed paperwork in advance, my lord." the pit lord replied. "You will be founding a new bloodline, Royal Bloodline. Thus, there is some information needed. I already know your name, yet I still know nothing else.

"So, in order for everything to be, well, in order, I need you to answer my questions."

"Sounds simple." Andromalius shrugged.

"Well, what is your family name and who is your parents?"

"The question about my parents... It is rather complicated." Andromalius nervously shifted in place. "As far as I know, there was no marriage."

"I fail to see what the problem is." Beledal quirked a brow.

"Well... I ask you to keep that information hidden from prying eyes until I allow you to show it."

"Will be done, my lord." Beledal nodded. "But, may I ask, are you so nervous about this?"

"Because my mother is Luna." Andromalius explained.

"Oh... Now I see what the problem is." Beledal chuckled. "If this informations is revealed not by herself but by others, it will cause a great scandal. I will refrain from publicizing this information until you allow me to, my lord."

"Thank you." Andromalius nodded. "So, my father's name is Lucifer. My family name is..." he stopped for a second. Suddenly, something appeared in his head, as if someone whispered it into his ear. "Lux."

"Hm... From one of the First Languages, "Lucifer" is translated as "carrier of light", and "lux" is translated as "light". You surely have an interesting family history, my lord; one does not simply bear such powerful family name."

"Powerful?"

"They say that one's destiny depends on how one call oneself. Those with dim or common names will most likely live uneventful life, and those who happen to bear great names... They can change the course of history." the pit lord explained.

"That is really interesting... I should keep that in mind." Andromalius tapped his chin. "Anyway, there were other questions you wanted to ask me."

"Yes, my lord." Beledal nodded. "Your date of birth and birthplace, what are they?"

"Thirteenth of December, year... Hm..." the hell stallion frowned. "Year 2982 After the Foundation of Equestria. Birthplace — the Moon."

"This one or of another world?"

"This one."

"Alright..." Beledal finished writing. "It seems that it's all, for now. Now I need to return, my lord."

Andromalius returned to the room where Natura Stella and Inanna were waiting for him while chatting with each other.

"How did it go?" Inanna asked as the hell stallion closed the old door.

"He asked me a couple of questions, that's it." he took a seat on the bed. "And I suppose we should return to Canterlot. I realized I yet have much to do. And I would rather hurry."

"Why?" Natura asked. "Well, Inanna told me who you are, but... Why hurry? Is there anything happening soon?"

"I know that a really bad thing can happen." Andromalius answered with a frown. "Yet it is unknown when... Better come prepared."

"I really have... no idea what's you're talking about, and..." Natura nervously rubbed her hooves. "I've never met any ruler before. You certainly know something we common folk don't... But, anyway, I, um... I want to know you better, to understand you. And even if we did... you know what..." she blushed, then cleared her throat. "I don't yet know you as a... person, right. And I, well..." she nervously cleared her throat again."I would like to know you better if it's... okay."

"It's perfectly fine." Andromalius replied, putting his hoof on her shoulder. "We should talk, I understand. But we should return to Canterlot anyway... I have some things to do there, too. And then... then we will talk, alright?"

"Okay." Natura nodded.

Andromalius conjured a portal, but it disappeared as soon as appeared. He blinked in surprise. He tried again, but with no success. He frowned.

"It seems something is blocking teleportation." he stated, then turned to the two mares. "Be on your guard and follow me closely. If something wants to get us, we won't separate under any circumstances."

Natura Stella gulped nervously, Inanna just nodded. Her horns started glowing slightly with hellfire.

"I am ready." Inanna said. "Whatever it is, I'm prepared."

"I..." Natura's horn started glowing white. "I think I can do some—"

In a moment, the light from her horn became so bright it blinded both Inanna and Andromalius.

"Fuck!" Andromalius yelled, starting to rub his eyes.

"Sorry!" Natura blushed deeply in embarrassment. "Never used that before..."

"Ugh..." the hell stallion facehoofed, still blind. "Hm... Try to hit me."

"Why?" Natura looked at him as if he was insane.

"If I'm right, the blindness will go away." Andromalius answered. "Now, do it."

Natura walked to the hell stallion and slightly slapped his muzzle. He shook his head, vision returned to him.

"Never thought that would've worked." he chuckled. "Inanna?"

"Just do it already, I see nothing!" an irritated reply came.

Andromalius slightly slapped Inanna, and she was able to see again.

"Natura," Andromalius turned to the unicorn. "If you ever use that again, do it when you're sure you won't blind any of us."

"Okay," she replied, still blushing. "I will."

The trio carefully walked through the abandoned castle, heading to the exit. Everything was silent, nothing but the clop of hooves could be heard.

Andromalius noticed five pony silhouettes ahead, he stopped. He had a bad feeling about this.

"What do you need?" Andromalius asked, his voice reverberating through the hallway.

One of them stepped forward...

(Keep reading while listening)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufifn1-vogs

Andromalius looked closer and saw that all ponies were unicorns, had heavy steel plate armor, and each breastplate had a stylized symbol of the sun alike Celestia's cutie mark. He came to a conclusion that they are a special force, not the regular guards.

(Organ comes into play)

"Stop right there, demon!" the stallion that stepped forth declared. "We know of your foul deeds!

"First, we kept an eye on you. Celestia taught us not to judge anyone by their appearance. But I knew all along that you'll bring nothing but evil! First, you demonstrated your destructive power, and then, suddenly, Celestia forgave you. You took her under mind control!

"We hoped that it was not true, just a mistake on our side... But when you brought a necromancer to Equestria, to our home, let his foul teachings corrupt princess Luna... And you said our dear princesses are related to you. It is a filthy lie! No longer could we stay away from this!

"Thus, by the power our princess Celestia gave us, we shall destroy thee and everyone thou hast with thyself now, for they can't be helped nor healed! Thy evil deeds, thy corruption must be stopped once and for all! We shall not listen to anything thou say'st, for everything thou say'st is untrue! Show at least some honor and die fighting!"

Andromalius frowned. He understood that there is no way he'll convince them that he never did any evil to Celestia nor to Luna.

The ruby in the Alicorn Amulet glowed, and a weapon Potentia Daemonis was summoned, ready to be used. Andromalius grabbed the weapon with his magic and prepared to fight.

Natura Stella and Inanna prepared as well.

(The pace of song increases, drum beat changes.)

The five stallions charged, each having a longsword in their grasps. Before any of them could reach Andromalius, one of them was hit by Inanna's fire bolt. He stumbled, and fell, unconscious.

Andromalius charged into battle, and immediately sent one of the stallions flying across the hallway.

The demon dodged and blocked all the incoming attacks from the remaining three, being as fast as lightning.

The hell stallion used the blunt end of his weapon to strike one of them down, rendering him unconscious. Another one was sent to the wall by the Lightning spell Andromalius cast.

There was only one left.

(Song slows down)

"Drop your weapon, I don't want to fight you." Andromalius stated, lowering his weapon, but not enough to open himself for attacks. "I didn't want this battle. I didn't do anything to Celestia nor Luna. This needs to stop."

"Thou shalt return to Tartarus, foul abomination!" the solar stallion replied through gritted teeth, glaring at the demon, and then attacked.

(The pace increases again)

The two engaged in a fierce battle. Both were quite fast, sending a hit after hit to each other faster than an untrained eye could see.

Natura and Inanna could do nothing to help Andromalius, they feared they would only distract him or worse, hit their lover but not his enemy. They could do nothing but watch.

But the stallion was being overpowered by Andromalius. Having much more stamina and strength, both physical and magical, the hell stallion could move faster and strike harder than his opponent. Andromalius also enchanted his blades with shocking spells, yet they, somehow, had no effect on that particular stallion.

Suddenly, Andromalius missed a hit. The blade of his opponent cut both demon's lips vertically. Thankfully for the demon, nothing worse was done.

Andromalius used telekinesis to push the stallion away, and then used the blunt end of his weapon to hit him right in the head, knocking him out.

The battle, as suddenly as it began, was over.

(The end of song)

"Andromalius!" Inanna galloped to the hell stallion, Natura followed. "You're hurt!"

"Nothing's bad." he shook his head. Some blood seeped from the cut and dropped on the floor. "Easily fixed."

His horn glowed, and the wound began to close. In a few moments, nothing but some fresh blood remained, staining the lips.

"Good thing I learned this Regeneration spell..." Andromalius said, then licked his lips, removing the blood. "Let's collect some stallions... I'll have to talk to Celestia and Luna. Who are they, anyway?"

"We are... Their Majesties Secret Service..." one of the defeated stallions replied suddenly, the coughed out some blood. "Kill me, torture me, whatever you may want, demon, but I will never surrender! I... *cough* have sworn on my honor!"

"I didn't want to hurt any of you." Andromalius shook his head, walking to the stallion. "I never wanted to corrupt anyone or anything."

"L-lies!" the stallion growled. "You just... killed him!" he pointed at the stallion Andromalius sent to a wall with Lightning. There was a small pool of blood under him.

"I never thought it would come to this." Andromalius sighed. "But... I think I can do something... Hope it works."

His horn glowed. He concentrated hard, and... Suddenly, the seemingly dead stallion inhaled sharply, then coughed.

"Ugh..." he muttered. "Why... why did I feel so cold?"

"You were dead." Andromalius replied bluntly. The first stallion just stared agape, not entirely believing his own eyes. "What is your name?"

"Will Helm..." he opened his eyes. "Oh, no..."

The other downed stallion started to groan, slowly coming back awake.

"No, I am not going to hurt you." Andromalius shook his head. "But we will have to talk seriously, all of us. But until then—" small circles of hellfire appeared on each horn of the defeated stallions, nullyfing their magic. "I can't allow you to do anything. I can only help you heal." the hell stallion's horn glowed, and they were engulfed in a soft gold glow. Then, the demon created a portal to Canterlot Castle. "Natura, Inanna, go find the princesses. They should also be here. I need to make some things clear..."